A review by alliereadsromance
My Big Fat Fake Marriage by Charlotte Stein

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 

Charlotte Stein never disappoints. Funny, emotional, and utterly bingeable, I was unable to put My Big Fat Fake Marriage down and I’ll 100% be picking it up again when the audio is released. There is just something about Charlotte’s writing that makes my brain go brr and I never miss a chance to read her.

Henry is the type of guy who would make you cinnamon rolls while you read spicy romance about a cinnamon roll MMC and then give you multiple Os while you talk about your book. You just can’t help but fall in love with him. In fact, he’s so nice and loveable that Hazel, aka Mabel’s bestie Connie, is pretty sure he’s a serial murderer. All that aside, she’s willing and able to step in to put a shitty coworker of Henry’s into place.

Connie/Hazel (to be called Hazel for the rest of this review) is a badass who doesn’t need anyone. Except, she’s kind of addicted to everyone’s approval and being the posh girl. After years of conditioning from her perception obsessed mother, Hazel doesn’t know who she is or how to be herself. She’s so certain that she’s doing Henry a favor when she joins him on a writing retreat posing as his fake wife but Henry has his work cut out for him too. The way Henry nudges Hazel into being the person she wants to be without seeming to do anything is utterly masterful.

I absolutely loved seeing Hazel come out of her shell and Henry is a blushing, bumbling adorkable giant who is joining the top of my Book Boyfriend list.